[paulj]

Santa has been very good to me this year.
Pat and I came down to Canberra for an overnight stay
and to pick up my new toy.
It's a 2.26Metre Northop P-61 Black Widow Nightfighter.
Flying weight will run about 10Kgs when I complete the
electric conversion.
Plane is so big it came in 2 boxes.
Here is a dealer's photo of the complete aircraft.
Picked it up for a bargain as original price was $659 but we only
paid $399.
It has working spoilers as well as the ailerons and flaps.

   
   


Hoping to be down the field this Sunday for a long overdue fly.

[smuzz]

Looks very interesting Paul, should be good fun doing the e-conversion.
Dealer's photograph looks suspiciously like a P-38 as opposed to a P-61 though

[paulj]

You are of course correct Steve.
My Fault did not look close enough.
Will find a new photo and edit post
thanks

[smuzz]

That's more like it mate - a nice big airframe to give you the room to do the mods you'd like to do without space constraints! I can see you doing a scratch-built cockpit detail for it too

Looking forward to seeing you on Sunday then.

[paulj]

Yea mate already doing some research
for the cockpit.
As you say plenty of room in this one.